Paris: A French appeals court said Tuesday it would examine Marine Le Pen’s case within a timeframe that could potentially allow the far-right leader to contest the 2027 presidential election if her conviction is overturned. In a court ruling many commentators called a political earthquake, Le Pen on Monday was given a prison term and … Read more
Paris: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen insisted Tuesday that her movement could still win 2027 presidential elections after she was banned from standing for office as part of an embezzlement conviction. She was given a prison term and fine on Monday after being convicted of a fake jobs scheme at the EU parliament, a … Read more
Washington: Elon Musk, the billionaire top adviser to US President Donald Trump, called a French court ruling Monday barring far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for election in 2027 “abuse” and said it would “backfire.” “This will backfire, like the legal attacks against President Trump,” Elon Musk wrote on X. Marine Le Pen’s presidential … Read more
Paris: France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said Monday, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. “It’s a blow to democracy,” Rodolphe Bosselut told reporters outside her National Rally (RN) party’s Paris headquarters. Le Pen is in a “fighting … Read more
Jerusalem: A French court on Monday sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended … Read more